Vanuatu Population Pyramid 2050
Vanuatu in 2050
In 2050, Vanuatu is projected to have a population of 534,388 people. Compared with 2040, when the projection stands at 451,512, that represents growth of 18.4% over ten years.
The median age is projected at 26.3 years, with 49.0 children under 15 and 10.9 people aged 65 or over for every 100 people of working age (15–64). The pyramid is expansive: its wide base of young cohorts reflects high fertility and a rapidly growing population.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
The fertility rate of Vanuatu was 3.60 births per woman in 2023, above the 2.1 needed to replace each generation.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
A child born there in 2023 could expect to live 71.5 years on average (73.9 years for girls, 69.4 for boys).
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
2,420 immigrants live in Vanuatu, 0.7% of the population.
| Australia | 677 |
| France | 565 |
| New Zealand | 331 |
| New Caledonia | 267 |
| Fiji | 239 |
15,135 people born in Vanuatu live in other countries.
| Australia | 10,208 |
| New Caledonia | 4,021 |
| South Africa | 230 |
| French Polynesia | 210 |
| Fiji | 190 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanuatu | 534,388 | 26.3 | |
| New Caledonia | 340,581 | 41.6 | |
| Fiji | 1,000,261 | 34.3 | |
| Solomon Islands | 1,309,110 | 27.5 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 14,906,590 | 29.5 |





